Knowing Bass: The Scientific Approach to Catching More Fish Book

	Foreword	xiii
	Preface	xvii
Chapter 1	Bass Basics	1
	Taxonomy and General Biology	1
	Early Life History: The Making of a Carnivore	8
	Piscivore Tuning	14
Chapter 2	Brain, Learning, and Instincts	17
	Nervous System of the Bass	18
	Nerve Cells: The Basic Units	18
	Peripheral and Central Nervous Systems	19
	Spinal and Cranial Nerves	25
	Sensory Processing and Motor Commands	28
	Learning	31
	Instincts	37
Chapter 3	Chemoreception	39
	The Chemical Environment of Water	40
	Organs of Smell and Taste	42
	Smell	42
	Taste	46
	Converting Chemicals to Brain Signals	48
	Chemical Sensitivity	55
	Smells and Flavors Bass Like	55
	How Smell and Taste Control Feeding	58
Stage 1	Arousing the Sleeping Giant	59
Stage 2	Launching the Search	60
Stage 3	Assessing the Odor	64
Stage 4	Running the Taste Test	65
	Chemical Lures	67
	Scent Roles: To Ooze or Not to Ooze	69
	Actives and Non-actives	78
	Chemical Repellents	80
Chapter 4	Hearing and Vibration Detection	87
	The Acoustical Environment of Water	88
	Bass Acoustic Detectors	92
	The Lateral Line System	93
	The Ear	94
	Converting Sound to Brain Signals	98
	How the Lateral Line Works	101
	How the Inner Ear Works	102
	Acoustic Tuning	105
	Lateral Line Tuning	105
	Inner Ear Tuning	106
	Acoustic Control of Feeding	109
Stage 1	Arousal and Far-field Sensations	110
Stage 2	Finding the Target	118
Stage 3	The Final (Near-field) Analysis	120
	Acoustic Lures	122
	Sounds Bass Like	128
	Sound Repellents	131
Chapter 5	Vision	135
	The Photic Environment	137
	Light Absorption	138
	Light Scattering	141
	The Eye	143
	Converting Light to Brain Signals	146
	The Visual Field	150
	Day Versus Night Vision	154
	Photopic Vision and Color Perception	156
	Scotopic Vision	163
	Motion Detection	166
	Visual Lures	171
	Size	172
	Shape	175
	Color and Contrast	179
	Flash	185
	Action	186
	The Strike Zone	190
Chapter 6	Senses of the Skin	195
	The Thermal and Acid/Base Environment	197
	Temperature	198
	pH	199
	The Somatic Senses	201
	Environmental Sensors	205
	Sensing Temperature	205
	Sensing pH	207
	Central Monitors	208
	Behavioral Regulation	209
	Thermoregulation	209
	pH Regulation	217
	Acclimation: The Physiological Response	217
	Thermal Acclimation: The Winter Plunge	219
	Springtime: Relief from the Cold	222
	pH Acclimation: A Different Case	223
	Angling Through the Seasons	224
	Finding Active Bass	227
Chapter 7	Pain and Stress	235
	Pain	237
	Pain in Humans	237
	Pain in Bass(?)	239
	Escape Reactions	243
	Stress	244
	The Bass Stress Response	245
	Stress and Angling	249
	Minimizing Stress	253
	Minimizing Angling Stress	254
	Minimizing Stress in Livewells	255
	Minimizing Stress During Tournament Weigh-Ins	260
Chapter 8	Super Lures	263
	Sensory-Matched Lures	265
	Multisensory Lures	273
	Future Research	279
	Index	281